MEASUREMENT OF THE NATURE AND AMOUNT OF CRIME (FROM STUDIES IN CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS - SEE NCJ-01524)

• NCJ Number: 3017
• Author(s): A J REISS
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 173 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-006
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: University of Michigan
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CURRENT SYSTEMS OF CRIME REPORTING CONTAIN SOME MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SIMPLE RATES SUCH AS A CRUDE CRIME RATE.

Abstract

PROPOSALS MADE FOR MORE SPECIFIC MEASURES OF CRIME, ON THE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE EXPOSED POPULATION FOR WHICH CRIME RATES ARE CALCULATED, THE DESIRABILITY OF OBTAINING SPECIFIC RATES FOR BOTH VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS, AND THE NEED FOR DEVELOPING STATISTICAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE CALCULATION OF SUCH RATES ARE DISCUSSED. STATISTICS ARE GIVEN BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION. FOR 2D SECTION OF THIS REPORT, SEE NCJ-02737 (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)